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First, to all indians out there, trust me i know and love Sachin Tendulkar. :)
Maria Sharapova has incurred the wrath of Indian cricket fans after claiming she was unaware of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Passionate Tendulkar fans have taken to Sharapova’s Facebook in their droves to make sure she becomes familiar with their idol.
The Russian’s every post has been littered with comments – some abusive – referring to Sachin, with many simply posting the former Indian batsman’s phenomenal run-scoring statistics.
Before long ‘Who is Maria Sharapova?’ was trending on Twitter as Sachin’s adoring fans hit back.
The little master was in the Royal Box on Saturday alongside David Beckham watching Sharapova’s third-round win over American Alison Riske.
When the French Open champion was asked if she was aware the cricket icon had watched her play, she said she had met Beckham on several occasions but didn’t know who Tendulkar was.
Sharapova was asked: 'Sachin Tendulkar was the other person who came in at the same time as David. Do you know who Sachin is?'
The five-time Grand Slam winner replied 'I don’t.' The Russia spoke glowingly of Beckham, however.
'I’ve actually met him a couple of times at events in L.A and in London. He is a great guy. Besides being an incredible football player, he has done so much in his career, having a family, maintaining so many things off court.'
Sharapova, Wimbledon champion aged just 17, was dumped out of this year’s tournament in the fourth round by German Angelique Kerber on Tuesday and sparking the fury of millions of Indian cricket fans won’t be helping one bit.
Maria Sharapova has incurred the wrath of Indian cricket fans after claiming she was unaware of legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
Passionate Tendulkar fans have taken to Sharapova’s Facebook in their droves to make sure she becomes familiar with their idol.
The Russian’s every post has been littered with comments – some abusive – referring to Sachin, with many simply posting the former Indian batsman’s phenomenal run-scoring statistics.
Before long ‘Who is Maria Sharapova?’ was trending on Twitter as Sachin’s adoring fans hit back.
The little master was in the Royal Box on Saturday alongside David Beckham watching Sharapova’s third-round win over American Alison Riske.
When the French Open champion was asked if she was aware the cricket icon had watched her play, she said she had met Beckham on several occasions but didn’t know who Tendulkar was.
Sharapova was asked: 'Sachin Tendulkar was the other person who came in at the same time as David. Do you know who Sachin is?'
The five-time Grand Slam winner replied 'I don’t.' The Russia spoke glowingly of Beckham, however.
'I’ve actually met him a couple of times at events in L.A and in London. He is a great guy. Besides being an incredible football player, he has done so much in his career, having a family, maintaining so many things off court.'
Sharapova, Wimbledon champion aged just 17, was dumped out of this year’s tournament in the fourth round by German Angelique Kerber on Tuesday and sparking the fury of millions of Indian cricket fans won’t be helping one bit.
Real Madrid have signed Toni Kroos. The Bernabeu outfit has reached a deal with Bayern to sign the midfielder. With just a few minor details to iron out with regards to add-ons, a deal was done for €25m.
MARCA reported exclusively on Monday that Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were negotiating a deal for Kroos. Barely 48 hours later the two clubs had sealed a deal for the 24-year-old German international.
Madrid took full advantage of the midfielder's contractual situation to sign a player whose market value under normal conditions would be twice as much as Real have paid.
Kroos still had one year left on his contract at Bayern and his refusal to sign a new deal put the German side in a difficult situation. Either they could keep him for a year and then watch him leave on a free transfer, or sell him now and make a tidy sum of money on him.
Real Madrid have played it smart and signed one of the best midfielders in the world at a rock bottom price. They sent out feelers, waited calmly until Bayern were ready to sell and then sealed the deal ahead of other top clubs interested in the player, like Manchester United.
Manchester United's new home shirt appears to have leaked online - with new images doing the rounds claiming to show the new Chevrolet-sponsored jersey.
The Reds were set to unveil the latest edition of their iconic red shirt on Monday but fans may have already seen the final design.
The Chevrolet logo - appearing on the shirt as part of a record £53million deal - looms large across the middle, while the Reds have gone with a black and white striped detail on the shirt's collar and sleeves.
The back of the neck includes a small detail of a black devil from United's crest but looks to be otherwise plain except for the names of the players - including new signings Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera.
An official teaser video was released yesterday but fans don't appear to have been teased much - if the new images prove to be the shirts to be worn by Wayne Rooney and co next season.
Chilean striker Mauricio Pinilla was the man who nearly gave his team an upset victory over Brazil during their Round of 16 matchup at the World Cup this past weekend. Pinilla was mere inches from becoming a national hero when he launched a rocket shot that clanged off the crossbar in the final minutes of extra time:
Considering the fact that Chile would go on to lose and be eliminated in penalties, you’d think that Pinilla would want to forget his unfortunately-placed strike…but it appears that’s not the case. The striker has gone and made sure the moment stays with him forever with a tattooed depiction:
Along with the image of the ball hitting the crossbar are the words “One centimeter from glory.” Ouch.
It appears that Pinilla is the kind of guy who uses his mistakes and misfortunes to motivate him to get better moving forward, so good on him for that.
The innovative foam spray being used for free-kicks at the Brazil World Cupcould be adopted by the Spanish league for the upcoming 2014-15 campaign, both in the first and second divisions.
If that happens, La Liga would become the first major European league to implement FIFA's latest scheme. Just before the start of this summer's World Cup, Spain's Professional Football League (LPF) put the idea to its Referees Committee.
At that time, the Referees Committee's president, Vitoriano Sánchez Arminio preferred to wait and see how the idea was received at the World Cup before giving a definitive answer.
Although the tournament is not yet over, the Referees Committee is extremely surprised and pleased with the spray's reception amongst referees and players from all countries.